Has anyone heard about this program? After listening to me talk about class for the last 16 weeks, one of my co-workers has become interested in Ajax programming and found a certificate program being offered by O'Reilly and the University of Illinois Office of Continuting Education.
This series is comprised of three courses that span web scripting from basic to complex. Students learn the core technical skills necessary for a complete understanding of front-end web development, from HTML and CSS, to JavaScript DOM and AJAX. In O'Reilly Learning's unique online Learning Sandbox®, students have access to their own web progamming environments where new skills can be applied as they are presented.Completion of the 3-course series earns students a Certificate of Professional Development from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education. All courses are certified by the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education, and students receive Continuing Education Credits upon completion of each course in the series
He is interested in any information or opinions on this program. His main concern is that the program isn't accredited and may not be viewed as valid despite being backed by the University of Illinois.
Comments (2)
Are you looking for knowledge or the certificate? That's the real issue. O'Reilly tends to be good on the knowledge end of things.
Another issue is whether you are looking to learn skills or talk about larger concepts. We've focused on the larger concepts with the skills playing an illustrative role.
Posted by Bud Gibson | April 17, 2007 4:14 PM
Posted on April 17, 2007 16:14
I think that he is expecting to gain skill and an understanding of the larger concepts. As I understand it his issue is with the non accredited certification and how it will be viewed by potential employers. The worry is that this something that will be viewed as an empty piece of paper. A series of courses based around one more of OReilly's publications with a piece of paper at the end signifying that the student read the book.
Ideally he wants two things, quality content in the course and a respected certification at the end.
Posted by Linda | April 18, 2007 9:30 AM
Posted on April 18, 2007 09:30